Report from Worcester - 11/18/2013

Report from Worcester - 11\/18\/2013The Report from Worcester is a weekly update on the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.

The Report from Worcester is a weekly update on the San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.

Sharks Snap Shot:

The Worcester Sharks (5-7-1-0, 11pts) chomped five out of a possible six points in three games last week in St. John’s, NFLD. After not appearing in a single overtime game in the first 10 games of the season, the Sharks played three straight games past regulation last week winning two games in the shootout and falling in overtime to the IceCaps.

The Sharks began their first ever three game regular season series with a 3-2 overtime loss in St. John’s on Wednesday to extend their losing skid to four games (0-3-1-0). Worcester bounced back with a 3-2 shootout win on Friday vs. the IceCaps and followed up on Saturday with a 2-1 shootout victory in St. John’s to close out the three game set 2-0-1-0.

The Worcester Sharks player of the week nominee is goaltender Harri Sateri. The 24-year old third year pro was named the #1 star in back-to-back games last week with a 27 save/7-for-9 in shootout performance in 3-2 shootout win on Friday followed by a 24 save/4-for-5 in shootout performance in 2-1 shootout win on Saturday in St. John’s.

Few things to know:

The Worcester Sharks are currently in 5th place (5-7-1-0, 11pts) in the Atlantic Division and 15th place overall in the Eastern Conference.

The San Jose Sharks currently have 12 players on their roster that have spent time in Worcester (Couture, Desjardins, Pavelski, Sheppard, Wingels, Braun, Demers, Stalock, Irwin, Vlasic, Nieto, and McCarthy).

The San Jose Sharks are currently in 2nd place in the Pacific Division and 3rd place in the Western Conference with 31 points and a 13-3-5 record.

After becoming the final team in the AHL to play an overtime game on Wednesday, the WorSharks have currently played a franchise high three straight games that have ended in either overtime or the shootout (2-0-1-0).

The Worcester Sharks have won two straight games for the 1st time since March 10 and 13 of last season and currently have a three game point streak (2-0-1-0).

Daniil Tarasov leads the club with seven goals and 12 points (7-5-12) through just 10 games. Tarasov leads the entire AHL with three game winning goals.

Sunday at 3pm the Sharks host the Manchester Monarchs on $5 Kids Sunday!

Top 3… Last Week

Harri Sateri made 27 saves and was 7-for-9 in the shootout in the Sharks 3-2 shootout win at St. John’s on Friday!

Harri Sateri made 24 saves and was 4-for-5 in the shootout in the Sharks 2-1 shootout win at St. John’s on Saturday!

Travis Oleksuk scored his 1st goal of the season and scored in the shootout in the Sharks 2-1 win at St. John’s on Saturday!

Last Week: (2-0-1-0) 5pts, 3gp
Wed. 11/13 OTL Worcester SHARKS 2 @ St. John’s IceCaps 3
Fri. 11/15 SOW Worcester SHARKS 3 @ St. John’s IceCaps 2
Sat. 11/16 SOW Worcester SHARKS 2 @ St. John’s IceCaps 1
Rewind the Tape:11.13.13 – St. John’s 3 – Worcester 2 – OTL – Mile One Centre
The Worcester Sharks (3-7-1-0, 7pts) squandered a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of play and eventually fell in overtime to the St. John’s IceCaps (7-7-1-0, 15pts) by the count of 3-2 in front of 6,287 at the Mile One Centre on Wednesday night to kick off a three game series north of the border in St. John’s. Rylan Schwartz scored his 1st goal of the season for the Sharks while Daniil Tarasov scored his team leading 7th goal to lead the way offensively as Worcester dropped their fourth straight game. Andrew Gordon and Jerome Samson scored in the third period for the IceCaps to force overtime before Samson won the game at: 26 for St. John’s in the extra frame.

11.15.13 – St. John’s 2 – Worcester 3 – SOW – Mile One Centre
Defenseman Sena Acolatse scored in round 9 of the shootout as the Worcester Sharks (4-7-1-0, 9pts) snapped a four game skid (0-3-1-0) with a 3-2 shootout victory over the St. John’s IceCaps (7-7-1-1, 165pts) in front of 6,287 at the Mile One Centre on Friday night in game two of a three game series north of the border in St. John’s. Harri Sateri was brilliant in net earning the games 1st star with 27 saves and seven more stops in the shootout while Brodie Reid and Freddie Hamilton scored for the Sharks in the win. Jason Jaffray and Jerome Samson scored for the IceCaps as St. John’s battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to force overtime in the second straight game.

11.16.13 – St. John’s 1 – Worcester 2 – SOW – Mile One Centre
For the second time in 24 hours the Worcester Sharks (5-7-1-0, 11pts) defeated the St. John’s IceCaps (7-7-1-2, 17pts) in the shootout in front of 6,287 at the Mile One Centre on Saturday night in game three of a three game series north of the border in St. John’s. With the 2-1 victory, the Sharks picked up five out of a possible six points and won back-to-back games for the 1st time since early March. Harri Sateri was brilliant in net once again earning the games 1st star with 24 saves and four more stops in the shootout while Travis Oleksuk scored in the third period to force overtime. Jerome Samson scored early on the power play for the IceCaps; his 4th goal of the series but it was all St. John’s would muster.